Colour

#E1CD2C

#E1CD2C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E1CD2C is a yellow with RGB values 225, 205, 44 and HSL 53°, 75%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E1CD2C#E1CD2C

HEX#E1CD2C

RGBrgb(225, 205, 44)

RGB (0–1)0.8824, 0.8039, 0.1725

RGB percentages88.2%, 80.4%, 17.3%

HSLhsl(53.4, 75.1%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 80.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 80.4%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,798,124

CSS custom property--colour: #E1CD2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.97:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1E32D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CF3Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F3BEB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 14.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.6 Yellow · ΔE 27.8 Yellow green · ΔE 30.7 Khaki · ΔE 31.3 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 14.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#2C40E1

Analogous#E1732C, #9BE12C

Triadic#2CE1CD, #CD2CE1

Split complementary#2C9AE1, #732CE1

Tetradic#2CE172, #2C40E1, #E12C9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF7DF

Lighter +30%#F4EDB2

Lighter +20%#EEE285

Lighter +10%#E7D859

Darker −10%#BFAD1B

Darker −20%#928415

Darker −30%#665C0E

Darker −40%#393408

More saturated +25%#FFE40E

Less saturated −25%#C3B64A

Channel breakdown

R225

G205

B44

Red225 (88.2%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue44 (17.3%)

Hue53.37°

Saturation (HSL)75.1%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E1 · G CD · B 2C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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